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Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 10 May 2001 17:56:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> Dave Schuler wrote:
> > So Joe Smith Toxic Waste Dumping, Inc. can fund a watchdog organization to
> > demonstrate that it's safe to dump industrial sludge into the local
> > reservoir. Is that what you're envisioning?
>
> I don't think such a company would really last terribly long.
> If their
> actions really had a wide impact, they would find quite an array of
> folks against them. And not all of the money to hire the lawyers to sue
> them out of existence will come from individuals. Those corporations who
> realize they do a lot better when they have healty populations as
> workers and customers will toss plenty of weight into the fray against
> the poluter.
Two word rebuttal: Phillip Morris.
> Well, if the road was too dangerous, the trucking company would either
> pay for a better road, wouldn't deliver, or whatever. Eventually, the
> costs would balance. If the road is unsafe because the locals wanted too
> cheap a road, it would drive up other costs to the point where people
> would either be comfortable with the risk vs reward, or the better more
> expensive road would look more attractive. The market is capable of
> realizing that and ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure 99% of
> the time
That really isn't true. Companies have invariably dragged their feet on the
"ounce of prevention" angle. The cold truth is, as much as businesses get
over-regulated, they invariably brought it on themselves by NOT taking care
of business.
Bruce
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